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Looking for chip advice - GIAC, REVO, or APR? (crossed in B7S4)

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Old 08-22-2006, 04:20 PM
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Forgot the ph #..1-800-EAT-7448. We are standing by.............lol.
Old 08-22-2006, 11:18 PM
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Default There is.... when they reflash... it will tell them the existing code is not stock and

to warn client that they will lose their aftermarket coding.
Old 08-23-2006, 04:23 AM
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Default Never been the case here. Here is it hooked up to our dealer scan tool...

I've logged hundreds of times on these chips. A lot of this stuff is rumor. Here is a scan session with the VAS 5051...

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/bhvrdr/VAS5051-B7A4-APR-2-med.jpg">'

I've had the car flashed back to stock 3 times. No problems. Goes very smoothly. Did you have something different happen?

See link..<ul><li><a href="http://www.audigeeks.com/forums/index.php?topic=863.0">http://www.audigeeks.com/forums/index.php?topic=863.0</a</li></ul>
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Default Please explain what the benefit of the chip is on the B7 S4....

I know Garrett..and Jeff....and have a custom chipped A4 1.8T from them..it works very well...however, I still think the chips for normally aspirated cars are very little benefit. Help change my mind about this perception. Thanks.
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Well, there aren't any benefits. Some will argue vehemently &lt;to defend the $500 spent&gt;.
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...and in the end, it's just a pi$$ing contest, isn't it.
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Default I'd have to really consider it if I had to spend $500.

I gained ~10hp and 17 ft lbs at the wheel, and got a great deal on the flash before a lot of the regulars on this board even had their s4s, so that's why I did it.

I really enjoy the improved throttle response (not a DBW fix by any means), for it just makes the heavy car a bit quicker to get up and go when you step on it. Makes it, in essence, feel a bit lighter.

Also, what the hell would I have an S4TUNED license plate for if I weren't going to go all out? ;-)
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For performance, let's talk sway bars. The improvement is for real.
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Do the sway bars affect the ride in normal driving?
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Yeah....it flattens all the turns. Otherwise no, none whatsoever. Best bang for the $.


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